PT-2016-5704 · Google · Android

Chiachih Wu + 5 · Published 2016-09-11 · Updated 2017-08-13 · CVE-2016-3872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-09-01 Android versions 7.0 before 2016-09-01

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the libstagefright component of the mediaserver, specifically in the SoftVPX.cpp file. This issue allows attackers to potentially gain privileges by using a crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-09-01, apply the September 2016 security patch or later. For Android versions 7.0 before 2016-09-01, apply the September 2016 security patch or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3872

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3872 · Security Note
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-09-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3872 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/9f9ba255a0c59544f3555c9c45512c3a2fac5fad · Patch
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/630ed150f7201ddadb00b8b8ce0c55c4cc6e8742 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036763 · Note